MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Russia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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